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Le Pas de la Mort Poeme Inedit
Pierre Michault; Colyn Coellin · 1869 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
Bruxelles, Fr J Olivier, 1869. Paperback. The first edition of this limited printing of this important renaissance poem. A limited edition work, signed number 16 of 25 copies printed for commerce. Signed by the secretary of the Societe des Bibliophiles de Belgique, J Delecourt.Â…
Histoire Des Fracais
Theophile Lavallée · 1841 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)
Paris, J. Hetzel, et Paulin , 1841. Leather. A complete collection of four volumes exploring the history of France, in uniform Sotheran signed bindings. The third edition of this work, complete in four volumes, revised and corrected. Theophile Lavallée explores the history of F…
La Vie Rustique
Andre Theuriet · 1888 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
Paris, Librairie Artistique - H. Launette, 1888. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition novel depicting rural life in nineteenth century France, illustrated by Leon Lhermitte. In the original French.A first edition, this is no. 500 of 525 copies printed on whi…
The Works of William Robertson
William Robertson · 1812 · Rooke Books
£590.00 (€707.20 | $779.43 | ¥124,465)
London, Cadell and Davies, 1812. Leather. A twelve volume set of the historical works of William Robertson. Illustrated with numerous folding maps, this is a fascinating eighteenth century view of the history of Scotland, South America and India, along with a study of the life o…
Adders on the Heath
Gladys Mitchell · 1963 · Rooke Books
£850.00 (€1,018.85 | $1,122.90 | ¥179,313)
London, Michael Joseph , 1963. First edition. Leather. A delightful scarce first edition of this detective novel by Gladys Mitchell, a signed presentation copy with a photo of the author loosely inserted, in a sumptuous Sangorski and Sutcliffe crushed morocco binding. The scarce…
John Halifax, Gentleman
[Dinah Craik] · 1856 · Rooke Books
£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)
London, Hurst, Blackett, Publishers , c1875. Leather. A later impression of this novel by Dinah Craik, in a Mudie signed half morocco binding. A later impression of this novel, originally published in 1856. The twenty-first edition, dated from Jisc. A novel published anonymously…
The Ebb-Tide: A Trio and a Quartette
Robert Louis Stevenson; Lloyd Osbourne · 1894 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, William Heinemann, 1894. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first impression of this novel by R L Stevenson and his stepson Lloyd Osbourne, in the original bronze cloth. The first edition, first impression of this novel written in a collaboration between Robert Lou…
Fresques Romanes Des Eglises de France
Paul-Henri Michel · 1949 · Rooke Books
£85.00 (€101.88 | $112.29 | ¥17,931)
Paris, Les Editions du Chene, 1949. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition illustrating Roman frescoes in French churches, from the library of David Talbot Rice. The first edition of this volume illustrating Roman style frescoes found in French churches. This technique saw…
The 29th Honorary Fellowship the Weizmann Institute of Science
Various · 1961 · Rooke Books
£550.00 (€659.25 | $726.58 | ¥116,026)
Stockholm, Esselte Aktiebolag for The Weizmann Institute of Science , 1961. First edition. Fine Binding. A finely bound very scarce copy of the addresses delivered at the Weizmann Institute of Science on the 30th October 1960. An association copy, gifted by the wife of Axel L We…
The White Deer
James Thurber · 1946 · Rooke Books
£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)
London, Hamish Hamilton, 1946. Cloth. A very smart copy of this fairy tale novelette by American cartoonist James Thurber, in a bright unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition. Presenting this charming fairy tale novelette written and illustrated by American cartoonist James…
The Night of the Hammer
Ned O'Gorman · 1959 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)
New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition in its unclipped dust wrapper of this collection of poems by Ned O'Gorman, inscribed by the author. A collection of Ned O'Gorman's poetry, inscribed by the author to the titl…
Address Unkown
Kressmann Taylor · 1939 · Rooke Books
£240.00 (€287.67 | $317.05 | ¥50,630)
New york, Simon and Schuster , 1939. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, third printing of K Taylor's important commentary of the German political and social situation in the 1930s. An important novel by Katherine Taylor, who describes and predicts Germany's Nazi …
Inside Africa
John Gunther · 1955 · Rooke Books
£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)
New York, Harper & Brothers, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of John Gunther's exploration of Africa, a detailed and exciting travel work inscribed by the author to his friend Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. The first edition of this work, stating 'First Edition&…
The Romance of the Newfoundland Caribou
A. A. Radclyffe Dugmore · 1913 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)
London, William Heinemann, 1913. First edition. Cloth. Radclyffe Dugmore's first edition account of the life of reindeers in North America, a charming and educational volume illustrated by the author. The first edition of this work.A wonderful study into the reindeer of New…
Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria and in the Tyrol
Charles Boner · 1860 · Rooke Books
£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.34 | ¥28,479)
London, Chapman and Hall, 1860. Cloth. The second expanded edition of Charles Boner's account of hunting in Bavaria, a fascinating and exciting volume with chromolithograph plates. The second edition of this work.An exciting account of hunting in the Tyrol and the mountains…
Handbook of Field and General Ornithology
Elliott Coues · 1890 · Rooke Books
£49.00 (€58.73 | $64.73 | ¥10,337)
London, Macmillan and Co, 1890. Cloth. A lovely copy of Elliott Coues' useful handbook for the study of ornithology, from the library of the zoologist L. Harrison Matthews. A conclusive handbook of ornithology, a manual of the structure and classifications of birds imperive…
The Works of Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne · 1921 · Rooke Books
£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.37 | ¥33,753)
London, Sampson, Low, Martson & Co, LTD, 1921-29. Leather. A nicely bound collection of the popular works of the Irish novelist Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne, a lovely set from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. Bound by Kelly & Sons.A collection of the works of Brian Oswald Don…
Golden Leaves from the Works of the Poets and Painters
Robert Bell; Various · 1863 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, Griffin, Bohn & Co, 1863. Leather. A nice collection of various poetical works by the likes of Lord Byron and Robert Burns, a beautifully illustrated volume from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie. 'Golden Leaves' is a charming collection of poems by popul…
The Stick and the Stars
Commander William King · 1958 · Rooke Books
£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)
London, Hutchinson of London, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this decorated submarine commander's memoir of the Second World War, dedicated to the socialite in whose house he wrote the work. The first edition of this autobiographical work from Britis…
Westward Ho!
Charles Kingsley · 1899 · Rooke Books
£44.00 (€52.74 | $58.13 | ¥9,282)
London, Macmillan and Co , 1899 . Leather. Charles Kingsley's exciting work of historical adventure fiction, in a charming full calf school prize binding. A smart edition of Charles Kingsley's famous historical novel, in a full calf signed school prize binding from Rel…